Courtney Walsh

Courtney Walsh is a Master Porsche Technician with over twenty years of factory experience servicing fine european automobiles. Courtney began his history with Porsche in 1987 with Downtown Fine Cars. While there he also participated in the Rothmans Porsche turbo cup series with drivers Richard Spenard and Dave Empringham where they won 2 championships together. After that series folded, he worked a season with Canaska Racing in the Firehawk series where the team won the 24 hour race at Mosport that year.

In 1993 Courtney moved to Pfaff Porsche and took some time off from racing to return in 1998 with Fiorano Motorsports in the Motorolla and Grand- am cup series. Courtney's focus was on mastering suspension tuning during this time. 

Professionally, Courtney was reacquired by Downtown Fine Cars where he honed his technical skills achieving his Porsche Master Technician status in 2002. The highlight of his racing career came in 2004, where in combination with Doncaster Racing, they won the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona . That same year Courtney successfully opened E.U. Autowerks.

Domenic Galati

Domenic Galati started in the automotive business in 1999. After working in the parts dept at a local dealer, he realized he had a passion for automobiles and customer service. Honing his skills as a parts rep and being the great communicator he is, Domenic made the big jump to Porsche very early in his automotive career as a service advisor for Downtown Fine Cars.

From 2000 to 2003, Domenic learned as much as he could about the business and also became certified for Porsche aftersales. In 2003, Domenic decided to test the waters by leaving Downtown and working for a Porsche independent shop working as a shop manager for G-tek Automotive, further honing his skills but in a different environment.

In 2005 Domenic decided to give Downtown Porsche a try again at their new Porsche facility where they were in need of a workshop manager. In 2006 Domenic joined the team at E.U. Autowerks where his communication and managing skills have been an a great asset to the growth of Autowerks since 2006.

Lawrence Man

Lawrence Man has been in the automotive business since 1997 and has been a licensed automotive technician since 2000. Lawrence began his automotive career working with two of the best automotive fabricators in the business at Canadian Pragmatics. 

After working for a few years with Terry Cleland and Jay Lloyds, Lawrence went to work for the infamous Ludwig Heimrath at Heimrath Porsche for a short stint where he performed day to day service work and was still exposed to race cars doing some prep work. 

In late 2000, Lawrence began working for Fiorano Racing with Giovanni Panico, preparing race cars and learning the fine art of suspension set up. Lawrence stayed with Fiorano until summer of 2004 where he joined the team at Autowerks. 

After joining Autowerks, Lawrence continued to shine where his ability to absorb information and with his dedication to the job at hand, Lawrence has become the complete all round technician with his great abilities to fabricate, problem solve, suspensions set up and daily servicing. 

Lawrence has also become a big part of the team at Autowerks and their growth. Lawrence also adds to his wealth of knowledge by adding training certificates with Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and CFC/HCFC/HFC Air conditioning with further courses to come.

Steve Krawchuk

Steve has had his vehicles serviced by Courtney himself since 1986, back when Courtney worked at Queensway Volkswagen. Steve and Courtney's longstanding relationship led to Steve working alongside Courtney in 2004 when Autowerks first opened. Steve took a hiatus from working for Autowerks and instead became one of Autowerks' dedicated customers up until he rejoined our team again in 2008. His friendly manner and impeccable attention to detail contribute to Autowerks' renowned reputation. Steve does everything from tracking down parts to providing Autowerks with its very own valet service for customers.

It is evident Steve has had a passion for cars his whole life. He takes pride in his 1995 Porsche 993, which was recommended to him for purchase by Courtney himself. Previously owned by another customer of Autowerks, Steve's 993 has been raced at Mosport after being chipped and upgraded with racing brakes, a front upper stabilizer brace and MO30 suspension.

Cristine Rote

Cristine first joined Autowerks in 2006. As a University student in Ottawa, she returns to Autowerks during the summers and in between semesters. While she is not in school for automobiles, she has had a longstanding passion for cars every since she worked part-time in her father's auto body shop beginning at the age of 12. Cristine has become a critical part of Autowerks' infrastructure, doing everything from managing accounts, to helping customers, moderating the website, and keeping Courtney and Domenic on their toes. Cristine continues to return to Autowerks whenever she has a break from her studies. 

Rob Forte

The newest member of our team as of 2010, Rob has had a long relationship with the automotive industry. Since the age of 8 his passion for cars has grown, beginning as hobby when he first started helping his father work on cars. In pursuit of his dream, Rob graduated as a mechanical engineer technician from Centennial College in 1982. In 1985, he founded his own business and acted as both service advisor and service technician. In 1990 he put his knowledge to use by teaching an apprenticeship program at Centennial. He continued to teach at independent automotive institutions in the following years. In addition to teaching, Rob utilized his experience as a sales advocate for vehicle diagnostic equipment. From 2002 to 2005 Rob co-hosted a radio show - Guys' Garage on Mojo radio - that featured notable industry specialists and followed local car events.

With his extensive hands-on and vast knowledge base of experience, Rob turned to a local domestic and import car repair shop and acted as their full-time service advisor in 2004. Just this year he decided it was time for a change. Rob sought out Autowerks based on our evident growth of business and our racing division. Rob has always wanted to be involved first-hand with advising for racing vehicles, and Autowerks has satisfied his last craving of all things automobile.  

With Rob's vast knowledge of automobiles and his friendly persona, Rob proves to be a valuable asset to Autowerks. The growth of Autowerks as a business has demanded the need for another human source of knowledge and another face in customer service. Rob has provided us with exactly that in filling his role as service advisor. 

Blake Ziltener

Unsure what career path he was geared for, Blake stumbled upon the automotive service industry by fluke. Being the only tradesperson in his family, Blake proved to possess impeccable auto mechanical knowledge with the ability to execute that knowledge hands-on. Blake began his career as a technician in 2004, specializing at local Volkswagen and Audi repair shops. After acquiring Volkwagen certified expert status and becoming Audi certified, Blake sought out his next move.

Longing for more challenging work on high-end vehicles, Blake worked at a Porsche repair shop for a year. He yearned for the opportunity to work on a broader range of high-end vehicles. Autowerks offered him exactly that in 2008, allowing him to perfect his skills on everything from Porsche's to Maserati's to Lotus'.

Blake also takes pride in his very own European vehicle, a 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit.

William Torres

Will first stumbled upon the automotive field by chance. With his initial dreams set on becoming an architect, Will discovered his talent in automotive servicing at a young age. His passion for cars began while racing cars in the import scene throughout high school. He first began testing the waters in the automotive service industry in 2001. Upon realizing his undeniable talent, he later on became a fully certified technician in 2007. 

Throughout the past decade in automotive servicing, Will has worked on everything from Toyota's to Porsche's to Transport trucks. Itching for a greater opprtunity to refine his work on high-end European vehicles, Autowerks was the perfect fit for him. Will is an innovative up-and coming technician. With his youthful energy and his sense of modern integrity, Will has become an integral part of the Autowerks team since the summer of 2009.  

Al Mawji

Al's passion for high-end cars runs in his family. As a child Al was first introduced to the mechanical workings of cars by his grandfather, an automobile technician. He became particularily drawn to European automobiles as his father had worked for Porsche and Audi shops for more than a decade. Al's personal relationship with the automotive industry began as an apprenticeship at a local Porsche shop. His career as an automotive technician grew as he refinined his skills through obtaining experience everywhere from high-end dealership repair shops to race-prepping at Mosport. He became a certified automotive technician in 2006. Al joined Autowerks in 2009, reuniting with his longtime friend Domenic and inspirational mentor, Courtney.

Raimondo Bonanno

Ray discovered his passion for cars at a young age; taking apart and reassembling motorcycles as a hobby. As he honed in on his mechanical skills he realized he was most drawn to the complexity of automobiles. Ray was only 16 when he began working as an apprentice mechanic on everything from domestic cars to transport trucks, and it was obvious he was a natural. Constantly seeking a challenge, Ray was drawn to the complex mechanics of European engineering. Ray joined the Autowerks team in 2009. Over the past year Ray has proven his worth as a valuable automotive service technician. He takes periodic hiatus' from Autowerks to fulfill his schooling requirements in order to become a certified technician at Centennial College. Ray is yet another example of the drive of innovative youth; displaying excellent aptitude when confronted with an automotive problem and always eager to learn more.

Mike Kwofie

Mike's passion for cars began when he was a child. Constantly asking for toy cars for Christmas, Mike eventually began driving various cars when he got his license. It was Mike's father who pointed him in the direction of automotive servicing after he graduated from high school. Mike began a placement where he would change and replace tires. Seeking more experience, Mike became an apprentice at a local repair shop specializing in the repair of Mercedes Benz. 

After discovering Autowerks through car industry connections Mike couldn't help but put in an application. Mike says ever since starting here at Autowerks in 2009 he has loved every moment of it. Mike's confidence in service repair and consequent passion for cars has grown immensely since given the opportunity to work with several high-end vehicles here at Autowerks. Providing Autowerks with quality service and an undeniable sense of humour, Mike has become a part of our family. While he enjoys working on all European cars, his heart remains with Mercedes-Benz.